Illustrations from the Works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels Vesalius Andreas
Illustrations from the Works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels Vesalius Andreas The works of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) have long been regarded among the great treasures of the Renaissance.…
Specifikacia Illustrations from the Works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels Vesalius Andreas
Illustrations from the Works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels Vesalius Andreas
The works of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) have long been regarded among the great treasures of the Renaissance. Individually, these books are milestones in the history of medicine. Published as medical books while he was teaching anatomy and dissection at the University of Padua, they include the Tabulae Sex (1538), intended as an aid to students; the magnificently illustrated De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543), and the companion volume, the Epitome (1543).
The plates were executed with such vitality and originality that they have been attributed to the most talented illustrators of the sixteenth century, not to mention Vesalius himself. They also offer one of the most magnificent collections of anatomical drawings ever published. Many of the drawings, in fact, were products of Titian's famous atelier.For this edition of the Vesalius illustrations, Dover has